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Evaluation of high and low temperature performance characteristics of bricks fabricated with lunar regolith simulant
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the influence of the three temperature cycling modes on compressive strength and elastic modulus via pore structure modification appears limited.
For comparison, integrating eq. 5 with H = 6.8 cm over the mean track depth of 1.5 cm depth finds an average porosity 62% (1170 kg/m3), much looser than the analysis of wheel sinkage indicated.
The regolith particle size had a major effect on the thickness and porosity of the samples: as the particle size increased, the thickness and porosity both decreased.
The porosities of the samples () were calculated based on a 2.9 g cm 3 grain density for BP-1 and found to be consistent with direct measurements of lunar regolith porosity taken during the Apollo
H. Fisher, J. Patzwald, T. Griemsmann, L. Overmeyer, E. Stoll | 2026 | Advances in Space Research
DOI 10.1016/j.asr.2026.05.036D. Batcheldor, J. Mantovani, A. Atkins, B. Kemmerer, A. Langton | 2025 | Icarus
DOI 10.1016/j.icarus.2025.116703100%
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